Engine Stats

[Zack]

Well, I got my engine stats the other day. It\'s going to make 240 horse and 330 ft./lbs. of torque. With decent gears and decent traction, what do you think it will run (time and MPH) in the quarter mile?

[mommasboy]

What elevation? Exactly what gear and tire combo? What tranny and converter? How much does the truck weigh approx?

[fasrnur]

Mid to high 14\'s would be my guess. That\'s not all that bad and will still blown the doors off a lot of cars out there.



Jeff.....

[mommasboy]

How can you make an estimate without knowing what i asked??



I know of a few cars that only make 250hp at the wheels and run high 12\'s all night long. Thats at 3600ft elevation. And on the same note i know of cars that make 600+ that run mid 10\'s.



Gotta know what combos before you can make an estimate.

[fasrnur]

And how do you know your going to be making 240HP at the wheels? Or is this just a guess? Mine was dynoed at 247 at the wheels and it runs low 14\'s with 3.42 gears and a 2000 stall convertor. Not the best but it has 60,000 on the motor too.

[Zack]

I meant 240 horse and 330 ft/lbs at the crank. I\'m going to run probably either 3.73\'s or 4.11\'s. I\'ll also be using a th350 trans with a B&M shift kit. What do you think this will run? I\'m going to be using something along the lines of an ET street tire.

[Zack]

Wait, I forget if it was at the crank or at the tailshaft. I\'ll have to double check tomorrow.

[Knanthrup]

Is it stock or what mods does it have? A lot of factory 350\'s were rated at 240hp at the crank, it almost sounds like what you have described there. Any idea of the weight?